Esther 2:10; Esther 2:20

Esther 2:10

10 Esther did not reveal her ethnic background or her birthplace, because Mordecai had ordered her not to.

Esther 2:20

20 Esther still had not revealed her birthplace or her ethnic background, as Mordecai had directed. She obeyed Mordecai's orders, as she always had while he raised her.